diff --git a/src/lib/server/userService.ts b/src/lib/server/userService.ts
index 3e78f5b..a8fb0b7 100644
--- a/src/lib/server/userService.ts
+++ b/src/lib/server/userService.ts
@@ -15,21 +15,18 @@ export const getUsers = (): { userId: string; userName: string }[] => {
 	return userList;
 };
 
-export const addUser = (userName: string, userPassword: string): number => {
+export const addUser = (userName: string, userPassword: string) => {
 	const addUserSQLStmt = `INSERT into users(name, pw)
 													values (?, ?)`;
 	const statement = db.prepare(addUserSQLStmt);
 
-	let rowCount;
+	let rowInfo;
 	try {
-		const info = statement.run(userName, userPassword);
-		rowCount = info.changes;
+		rowInfo = statement.run(userName, userPassword);
+		return rowInfo;
 	} catch (error) {
-		console.log(error);
-		rowCount = 0;
+		console.error('ERROR: ', error);
 	}
-
-	return rowCount;
 };
 
 export const deleteUser = (userId: string) => {
diff --git a/src/routes/api/users/+server.ts b/src/routes/api/users/+server.ts
index b825346..7eaece3 100644
--- a/src/routes/api/users/+server.ts
+++ b/src/routes/api/users/+server.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,11 @@ export async function POST({ request, locals }) {
 		return json({ error: 'Missing input' }, { status: 400 });
 	}
 
-	const rowCount = addUser(userName, userPassword);
+	const rowInfo = addUser(userName, userPassword);
 
-	return new Response(null, { status: rowCount == 1 ? 200 : 400 });
+	if (rowInfo?.changes == 1) {
+		return json({ userId: rowInfo.lastInsertRowid, userName: userName }, { status: 201 });
+	} else {
+		return new Response(null, { status: 400 });
+	}
 }